Drapery fitting



Aug. 12, 1952 J. B. KRAJEWSKI DRAPERY FITTING Filed March 25, 1948 Y IINVIEALJRESS BY 6% Mfg 44 Patented Aug. 12, 1952 DRAPERY FITTINGJuliaBtKirajewski,Clifton, Ni .Lz. Application Mai-ch25, 1948;,SerialNo. 17,1109.-

' mm.v (01.248-415') My-dnvention' relatesto means" for supporting.

flexible material; for instance, draperies and the.

likes present day building. construction, windows.

are: often disposed in: immediate proximityv to partitions or--the like,with theresult that often, when a. curtain rod is attached t the windowframe for; supporting curtains, at leastone end of: the rod, outofnecessity,is so closely spaced to the partition as: to make itimpractical to attach the drape: and valance supporting rods to thewindow frame in outward spaced relation with respect to the curtain rod.Furthermore, present day: draping of-windows contemplates the use of asingle length of drapery material which is adapted to be secured,1between its ends and at the upper corners of a Window, in a manner toprovide not only the depending side drapes but the valance extendingbetween the drapes. Heretofore, so far as I amawaredevices forsupporting draperies. of this character have been attached directly to.the window frames thus requiring appreciable space, which forthe'above-reasons, i'snotalways available. My invention overcomes the.foregoing disadvantages and. I objectionable featuresand makes'p'ossibleinany advantages heretofore unobt'ainable'. V

One of the objects o-f'my invention isito provide drapery holding means?or; fittings capable of being readily securedto the. curtain rod in amanner'to support the-endsof the valancein a desired position withrespect to the adjacent ends of the side drapes.

Another object of my invention is to provide means of the foregoingdescribed character which is so constructed and arranged whereby asingle length of material may be supportedat the upper corners of awindow in a manner to provide not only the side drapes but the valance.

A further object of my invention is to provide means of the foregoingdescribed character which is simple in construction, durable in use,efi'icient in operation, and economical in manufacture.

An important object of my invention is to provide means of the foregoingdescribed character capable of being attached to curtain rods already inuse without employing tools and by persons other than those highlyskilled in interior decorating and the like.

With the above and other objects in view, as will hereinafter appear,the invention consists in the combination and arrangement of partshereinafter set forth and illustrated in the accompanying drawings fromwhich the several features of the invention and the advantages at- 2.:tained thereby will be'readi'ly. und'erstoodby those skilledin the artf.j I Referring to the drawings "wherein likegre'f'ere encecharactersdesignate like parts throughout I theseveral'views:

' Figure '1 is'ia frontiel'evation.of'theupper por= tionof'a'.window-"frameicequipped with a: curtain rodhaving my inventionapplied thereto."

Figure 2 is atop plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a side elevation .offmyfnovelf-orm of drapery supporting.member.

Figure dis. a: detail perspective View of" the drapery supporting memberand illustrating the;

same'secured to' the end"of"a curtain rod.

In practicing. my invention, asiillustratedfin the drawing; Iprovide awindow casingjhaving;

' it would be impractical to secure any mea'nsyto" the casing wherebythe drapes andvalancejcould be hung" without presenting an untidy andcrowded appearance. In order to provide sufficient space for the drapesbetween the window frame and the wall I0, I provide a pair of draperyfittings or members l2 adapted to be secured to the curtain rod and overthe curtain, adjacent the ends of the rod respectively, and in sumcientspaced relation with any wall in close proximity to the frame so as topermit proper hanging and adjusting of the drapes and valance withoutcrowding and presenting an untidy appearance.

Each of the members 12 is relatively long and narrow and is archedbetween its ends to provide a one-piece U-shaped body having end andbowed portions [3 and M, respectively, with the bowed portion l4connecting the end portions l3 together in spaced and parallel relation.The free end of one of the end portions I3 is reversely and outwardlybent to provide a curtain rod hook I5 for disposal over the rod 8. Thesection l6 of the hook, adjacent the jointure with the end portion I3,is outwardly and downwardly inclined while the remaining section I! isdisposed in substantial parallelism with the portion I3 to effectwedging of the curtain rod and curtain thereof within the hook forretaining the fitting in fixed position on the rod as illustrated inFigure 4.

When the fittings l2 are secured to the curtain rod 8 with the curtains9 suspended therefrom, a length of drapery material is disposed withinthe bowed portions I4 of the members to provide the side drapes "landthe valance 19 as clearly illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawing.Obviously, by adjusting the members 12 relative to the ends of thecurtain rod 14, the distance required for disposing the drapes [8between any adjacent wall and one of the members may be obtained topresent a neat and tidy appearance. be apparent, my invention permits aonepiece length of drapery material to be used, without cutting, as theside drapes l8 and valance l9 to enhance the appearance of a window, itbeing understood that the valance I9 is arranged adjacent the members Hto conceal the latter by having at least a fold thereofdisposed over thefront faces of'the members. -While in actual reduction to practice, Ihave constructed the members [2 of metal, it is to be understood thattheymay be constructed of any other desirable and suitable material.Furthermore, the material used may be somewhat resilient in order thatthe hooks l5 of the members may be securely clamped to the rod 8.

Without further elaboration, the foregoing will so fully explain theinvention that others may, by applying current knowledge, readily adaptthe same for use under various conditions of service. Morever, it is notindispensable that all the features of the invention be used conjointlysince they may be employed advantageously in various combinations andsubcombinations.

It is obvious that the invention is not confined to the herein describeduse therefore as it may be utilized for any purpose to which it isadaptable. It is therefore to be understood that the invention is notlimited to thespecific construction as illustrated and described, as thesame is only illustrative of the principles involved which are, capableof extended application in.

various forms, and the invention comprehends all construction within thescope of the-appended claim.

What I claim is:

In combination, a. curtain rod adapted to be As Will supportinglyattached to a window casing and having relatively narrow top and bottomfaces and relatively wide and fiat rear and front faces, a curtainmounted on said rod, and a drapery fitting secured to and supported bysaid rod and over said curtain, said fitting comprising a relativelylong and narrow body of resilient material arched between its ends anddefining a U-shaped member provided with spaced front and rear endportions, said rear end portion being disposed in parallelism with saidfront face and formed with an outwardly and reversely bent portioncoacting with said rear end portion to define an inverted substantiallyU-shaped hook, said bent portion being provided with an end sectiondisposed in parallelism with said rear face and with its lower endterminating in close proximity to said bottom face, said bent portionbeing formed with a coupling section extending over said top face andconnecting said end section and said rear end portion together in spacedrelation, said rear end portion coacting with said end section to clampsaid member to said rod and over said.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 740,684 .Needham Oct. 6, 1903948,737 Luttich Feb. 8, 1910 1,726,316 Saxton Aug. 27, 1929 2,206,588Tritt July 2, 1940 2,236,017 Stratton Mar. 25, 1941 2,299,443 WalmsleyOct. 20, 1942 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 302,776 Great BritainDec. 27, 1928

